Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Waukegan
88,919
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Waukegan
$70,578
Home Value
Santa Ana
$657,800
Waukegan
$177,600
Rent
Santa Ana
$1,975
Waukegan
$1,163
Crime Rate
Santa Ana
4.93
Waukegan
4.45
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Waukegan
113.7
Avg Temp
Santa Ana
63°F
Waukegan
N/A
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Waukegan
5.3%
How Similar Are Santa Ana & Waukegan?
Waukegan is Santa Ana's #24 most similar city
3 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Santa Ana
311,639
Waukegan
88,919
Santa Ana (311,639) is about 3.5x larger than Waukegan (88,919).
Violent Crime
Santa Ana
4.93
Waukegan
4.45
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 10% difference.
Property Crime
Santa Ana
17.02
Waukegan
16.14
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 5% difference.
Political Leaning
Santa Ana
47.1%
Waukegan
38.9%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Santa Ana has a stronger Democratic lean (17% difference).
Unemployment
Santa Ana
5.2%
Waukegan
5.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 3% difference.
Median Income
Santa Ana
$88,354
Waukegan
$70,578
Santa Ana has a 20% higher median income than Waukegan.
Home Values
Santa Ana
$657,800
Waukegan
$177,600
Santa Ana's home values is significantly higher than Waukegan's — 73% difference.
Education
Santa Ana
11.8%
Waukegan
13.7%
Waukegan has a 14% higher education than Santa Ana.
Demographics
Santa Ana
19.5%
Waukegan
33.0%
Waukegan has a 41% higher demographics than Santa Ana.
Cost of Living
Santa Ana
172.5
Waukegan
113.7
Santa Ana has a 34% higher cost of living than Waukegan.
3 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Santa Ana and Waukegan differ in most key areas.
At a Glance
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Waukegan leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Waukegan leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDWaukegan scores 126.9 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 253.7 in Santa Ana. Waukegan has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,781 vs $3,236 in Santa Ana (82% lower). Waukegan has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,581 vs $2,746 in Santa Ana (74% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a median home value of $657,800 vs $177,600 in Waukegan (270% higher). Waukegan has a median rent of $1,163 vs $1,975 in Santa Ana (70% lower). Santa Ana has a vacancy rate of 3.2% compared to 4.4% in Waukegan.
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Jobs & Economy — Santa Ana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana: 164,804 vs Waukegan: 47,697 for labor force. Santa Ana has a work from home of 8.7% compared to 6.7% in Waukegan. Santa Ana has a poverty rate of 11.1% compared to 15.3% in Waukegan.
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Crime & Safety — Waukegan leads
Source: FBI UCRWaukegan has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.61 compared to 1.06 in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has a violent crime clearance of 37.8% compared to 26.0% in Waukegan. Waukegan has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 8.19 compared to 11.60 in Santa Ana.
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Schools & Education — Waukegan leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauWaukegan has a bachelor's degree or higher of 13.7% compared to 11.8% in Santa Ana. Waukegan has a high school diploma or higher of 33.2% compared to 28.8% in Santa Ana.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a population of 311,639, about 3.5x the size of Waukegan (88,919).
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Santa Ana
Waukegan
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareWaukegan: 4 vs Santa Ana: 3 for with emergency services. Santa Ana: 4.0 vs Waukegan: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Santa Ana leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSanta Ana has a bicycle of 0.5% compared to 0.2% in Waukegan. Santa Ana has a work from home of 8.7% compared to 6.7% in Waukegan. Santa Ana has a public transit of 3.0% compared to 2.5% in Waukegan.
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